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Spring 2012
Aug 18,2017

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ARTS 219 - ART AND INTERACTION

This is a fieldwork course for art, social work, psychology, law and society students or students of other majors who are interested in helping people in communities that are underserved and who want to learn in an interactive way about the needs of these individuals. The approach uses the combined application of spontaneous art projects and informal social interaction. The art projects and methods are learned in class, where course material includes projects in drawing, painting, sculpture, and crafts. Students select to do their group fieldwork with two selected constituencies, choosing: jail inmates, frail elderly; psychiatric patients; delinquent, disturbed or deprived youth; battered women in shelters; and/or war veterans. Prior art training in not required. Lab Fee.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours